From the seller:
LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A HIGH GOTHIC NOVEL, THIS BEAUTIFUL, INTRICATELY-DETAILED VINTAGE VICTORIAN FINE COTTON LAWN BATISTE "TRAINED" GOWN IS A RARE & UNUSUAL "TWO-IN ONE" PIECE OF VICTORIAN LINGERIE WITH A BUILT IN, BUTTON-FRONT CORSET TRIMMED IN LACE - SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE - AND IT IS DRIPPING WITH YARDS OF 5.5" HIGH, ORNATELY-PATTERNED NET LACE OUTLINING IT'S EMBROIDERED & PINTUCKED INSET YOKE IN FRONT & BACK. THIS PIECE ALSO FEATURES INTRICATE PINTUCKED SLEEVES WITH 6" LONG CUFFS TRIMMED IN PINTUCKS & CHAIN-LINK CUTWORK EMBROIDERY - GOWN SKIRT FEATURES THREE ROWS OF GATHERED, DOUBLE-LAYERED FRILLS & A GATHERED RUFFLE FLOUNCE FINISHING THE ENTIRE TRAINED PERIMETER - INGENIOUS DESIGN THAT WAS WELL- MADE & EXTREMELY DETAILED WITH METICULOUS FINISHES.
THIS HIGHLY DRAMATIC PIECE EMBODIES EVERYTHING I LOVE ABOUT HIGH GOTHIC VICTORIAN DESIGN, WITH IT'S TRAILING RUFFLED TRAIN IN BACK & TINY VERTICAL GATHERS BELOW THE YOKE IN CENTER FRONT & BACK - IT REMINDS ME OF AN ADULT "CHRISTENING GOWN"!
THE INSET YOKE & LACE RUFFLE
* THIS GOWN FEATURES A SLIGHTLY SQUARED INSET BODICE YOKE DECORATED WITH ALTERNATING VERTICAL STRIPES OF CHAIN-LINK CUTWORK EMBROIDERY & TINY VERTICAL PINTUCKS THAT IS COMPLETELY OUTLINED IN FRONT & BACK WITH A 3/8" CHAIN-LINK CUTWORK EMBROIDERY. THE YOKE MEASURES ABOUT 10.25" AT WIDEST x 6" AT LONGEST IN FRONT / 9" AT WIDEST x 4.25" AT LONGEST IN BACK. (PLEASE SEE LEFT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #2 OF GOWN FRONT & BACK LAID FLAT, TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #4 OF GOWN FRONT LAID FLAT & TOP RIGHT PHOTO SHOWING CLOSE-UP OF YOKE FRONT LEFT LAID FLAT, AND TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF GOWN BACK TOP LAID FLAT)
* THE ENTIRE YOKE IS ACCENTED IN FRONT & BACK WITH AN ORNATE FLORAL-PATTERNED, SCALLOPED-EDGE LACE MADE INTO A LUSCIOUS RUFFLE THAT MEASURES 5.5" HIGH x 172" LONG TOTAL - LENGTH MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN ALONG BOTTOM OF RUFFLE, HEIGHT MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN AT LONGEST POINT OF SCALLOPED EDGE. (PLEASE SEE LEFT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #2 OF GOWN FRONT & BACK LAID FLAT, TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #3 OF LACE RUFFLE SPREAD FLAT, TOP LEFT PHOTO OF PICTURE #5 SHOWING OVERVIEW OF LACE RUFFLE & TOP SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 SHOWING LACE RUFFLE SPREAD FLAT)
* THE GENEROUSLY GATHERED LACE RUFFLE BEGINS WITH A 4.75" LONG DETACHABLE SECTION ON THE BOTTOM LEFT FRONT OF THE YOKE THAT RUNS HORIZONTALLY FROM LEFT TO CENTER WHERE IT IS ATTACHED AND CONTINUES HORIZONTALLY TO THE RIGHT SIDE, GOES VERTICALLY UP THE RIGHT SIDE OVER THE SHOULDER, DOWN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE & CONTINUES HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE YOKE BACK BOTTOM TO THE LEFT SIDE WHERE IT GOES UP & OVER THE LEFT SHOULDER AND EXTENDS DOWN VERTICALLY TO THE FRONT LEFT CORNER. THE LACE IS BEAUTIFULLY DRAPED & GATHERED AT EACH OF THE YOKE'S "CORNERS". - - (PLEASE SEE RIGHT SIDE PHOTO IN PICTURE #1 SHOWING LACE RUFFLE'S DETACHABLE SECTION OPEN, LEFT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #2 OF GOWN FRONT & BACK LAID FLAT, TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #3 OF LACE RUFFLE SPREAD FLAT, TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #4 OF GOWN FRONT LAID FLAT, BOTTOM LEFT PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4 OF LACE RUFFLE'S DETACHABLE SECTION OPEN, TOP LEFT PHOTO OF PICTURE #5 SHOWING OVERVIEW OF LACE RUFFLE & TOP SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 SHOWING LACE RUFFLE SPREAD FLAT )
* THE LACE RUFFLE CONSISTS OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE TWO CONTINUOUS LENGTHS OF THE 5.5" HIGH, FLORAL-PATTERNED, SCALLOPED-EDGE LACE WITH JUST ONE VERTICAL SEAM NOTICED IN CENTER BACK: THE FIRST PIECE MEASURES ABOUT 101" & EXTENDS FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE YOKE FRONT , ACROSS TO THE RIGHT SIDE, OVER THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ACROSS TO THE CENTER BACK POINT. THE SECOND PIECE MEASURES ABOUT 71" AND CONTINUES WHERE THE FIRST PIECE STOPS IN CENTER BACK, ACROSS TO THE LEFT SIDE, OVER THE LEFT SHOULDER AND DOWN TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER IN THE FRONT. ALL MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN FLAT ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE RUFFLE. - - (PLEASE SEE RIGHT SIDE PHOTO IN PICTURE #1 SHOWING LACE RUFFLE'S DETACHABLE SECTION OPEN, LEFT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #2 OF GOWN FRONT & BACK LAID FLAT, TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #3 OF LACE RUFFLE SPREAD FLAT, TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #4 OF GOWN FRONT LAID FLAT, BOTTOM LEFT PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4 OF LACE RUFFLE'S DETACHABLE SECTION OPEN, TOP LEFT PHOTO OF PICTURE #5 SHOWING OVERVIEW OF LACE RUFFLE & TOP SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 SHOWING LACE RUFFLE SPREAD FLAT )
* THE LACE RUFFLE'S 4.75" LONG DETACHABLE SECTION THAT RUNS FROM CENTER FRONT TO LEFT FRONT IS MISSING WHATEVER HOOK & EYE OR SNAP FASTENERS IT WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY HAD TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. - - (PLEASE SEE RIGHT SIDE PHOTO IN PICTURE #1 SHOWING LACE RUFFLE'S DETACHABLE SECTION OPEN, TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2 SHOWING LACE RUFFLE'S DETACHABLE SECTION CLOSED, & BOTTOM LEFT PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4 OF LACE RUFFLE'S DETACHABLE SECTION OPEN)
THE BUILT-IN CORSET
* AN UNUSUAL FEATURE OF THIS GOWN IS THE BUILT-IN CORSET THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE GOWN AROUND THE TOP AT THE GOWN'S NECKLINE, YOKE & AROUND THE ARMSCYES - IT HANGS FREE FROM BELOW THE ARMSCYES. I BELIEVE THE CORSET COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE GOWN & USED AS A SEPARATE PIECE IF DESIRED. (PLEASE SEE RIGHT SIDE PHOTO IN PICTURE #1 OF CORSET FRONT PEEKING THROUGH CENTER OPENING OF GOWN, TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2 OF GOWN PULLED TO THE SIDE SHOWING CORSET FRONT EXPOSED & BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2 OF CORSET OPEN, ALSO SEE THREE LEFT SIDE BOTTOM ROW PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4 SHOWING CLOSE-UPS OF CORSET FRONT & CORSET OPEN)
* BUTTON-FRONT CORSET FEATURES A 13" LONG x 1" WIDE CRISPLY TAILORED PLACKET IN CENTER FRONT WITH EIGHT MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS TO CLOSE - BOTTOM BUTTON IS SPLIT & HALF IS MISSING (PLEASE SEE TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2 & TWO BOTTOM LEFT PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4)
* CORSET IS TAILORED IN FRONT WITH "PRINCESS" TAILORING SEAMS FOR FLATTERING FIT AND CONTAINS TWO 3" LONG x .5" WIDE ATTACHED CANVAS TWILL "LOOPS" UNDER EACH ARM - PRESUMABLY FOR HANGING (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2 OF CORSET OPEN, BOTTOM ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #4 OF CORSET OPEN, AND TOP ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO OF PICTURE #4 SHOWING LOOP)
* ENTIRE HEM OF CORSET IS TRIMMED WITH A BAND OF .75" HIGH EMBROIDERED FLORAL-PATTERNED COTTON LACE WITH CUTWORK DETAIL & SCALLOPED EDGING MEASURING 29.5" LONG TOTAL (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #4)
* SOME RUST-COLORED STAINS WERE NOTCED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CORSET, LOCATED ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE - THESE WILL PROBABLY COME OUT WITH THE RIGHT PRODUCT (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2 OF CORSET OPEN)
THIS PIECE WAS A BIT DIFFICULT TO MEASURE DUE TO IT'S UNUSUAL CONSTRUCTION - THE GOWN'S MEASUREMENTS (FROM SIDE SEAM TO SIDE SEAM, MEASURED FLAT, FASTENED AS SHOWN) ARE APPROXIMATELY: BUST - 34" / WAIST - 48". BUT THE CORSET IS SMALLER, SO PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILED MEASUREMENTS.
CONSTRUCTION:
* BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED & EXPERTLY CONSTRUCTED FULL LENGTH GOWN WITH SQUARED INSET YOKE & FULL SKIRT WITH TRAIN IN BACK TRIMMED WITH THREE ROWS OF GATHERED RUFFLED FRILLS & ONE 4" LONG GATHERED RUFFLE AROUND HEM (PLEASE SEE LEFT SIDE PHOTO IN PICTURE #1 OF GOWN FRONT ON HANGER, BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF GOWN BACK ON HANGER & BOTTOM ROW PHOTOS IN PICTURE #3 OF GOWN FRONT & BACK LAID FLAT )
* GOWN IS OPEN IN CENTER FRONT TO A POINT SEVERAL INCHES BELOW HEM OF BUILT-IN CORSET - A SERIES OF TINY PLEATS OR GATHERS BELOW YOKE AT CENTER FRONT & CENTER BACK CREATE LOVELY GOTHIC FULL-LENGTH PLEATS (PLEASE SEE TOP ROW SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #4 OF GOWN CENTER FRONT BELOW YOKE & TOP ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF GOWN CENTER BACK BELOW YOKE)
* THREE-QUARTER LENGTH SLEEVES ARE COVERED IN METICULOUSLY-EXECUTED TINY PINTUCKS THAT RUN THE LEGNTH OF THE SLEEVE FROM SHOULDER TO CUFF (PLEASE SEE TWO BOTTOM LEFT PHOTOS IN PICTURE #5)
* THE INTRICATELY CONSTRUCTED CUFF BEGINS WITH A 3/8" HIGH BAND OF THE SAME CHAIN-LINK CUTWORK EMBROIDERY AS ON THE BODICE YOKE, THEN FANS OUT AND IS ACCENTED BY TWO BANDS OF THREE HORIZONTAL PINTUCKS ALTERNATING WITH TWO MORE BANDS OF THE CHAIN-LINK CUTWORK EMBROIDERY - EACH CUFF MEASURES ABOUT 6" LONG x 14.5" WIDE - 29" WIDE TOTAL, MEASURED ALONG BOTTOM AT WIDEST (PLEASE SEE TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #3 OF CUFF SPREAD OUT LAID FLAT & BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF SLEEVE)
* GOWN'S VOLUMINOUS SKIRT IS EXPERTLY JOINED WITH DIAGONAL SEAMS STARTING ABOUT 36" DOWN FROM SHOULDER. SKIRT IS EMBELLISHED WITH THREE HORIZONTAL ROWS OF DOUBLE RUFFLES MEASURING ABOUT 1" HIGH & SPANNING ENTIRE PERIMETER OF GOWN. FIRST ROW OF RUFFLES OCCURS ABOUT 36" DOWN FROM SHOULDER, SECOND ROW OF RUFFLES IS LOCATED ABOUT 47" DOWN FROM SHOULDER & THIRD ROW OCCURS JUST ABOVE RUFFLED FLOUNCE AT ABOUT 56" DOWN FROM SHOULDER - ALL MEASUREMENTS TAKEN ON GOWN BACK (PLEASE SEE LEFT & CENTER PHOTOS IN PICTURE #1 OF GOWN FRONT & SIDE ON HANGER, BOTTOM ROW PHOTOS IN PICTURE #3 OF GOWN FRONT & BACK LAID FLAT, BOTTOM ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 SHOWING RUFFLES & BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 SHOWING GOWN BACK ON HANGER)
* ENTIRE PERIMETER OF GOWN IS TRIMMED WITH A GENEROUSLY GATHERED 4" HIGH ATTACHED RUFFLE - TOTAL WIDTH MEASURES ABOUT 155" - MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN FLAT ACROSS THE BOTTOM AT WIDEST (PLEASE SEE LEFT & CENTER PHOTOS IN PICTURE #1 OF GOWN FRONT & SIDE ON HANGER, BOTTOM ROW PHOTOS IN PICTURE #3 OF GOWN FRONT & BACK LAID FLAT, BOTTOM ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 SHOWING RUFFLES & BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 SHOWING GOWN BACK ON HANGER)
FABRIC:
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THIS GOWN IS MADE FROM A HIGH QUALITY, WHISPER-THIN COTTON LAWN BATISTE - IT IS VERY SOFT & WHITE IN COLOR - THE ATTACHED CORSET IS MADE FROM A SLIGHTLY HEAVIER COTTON AND IS ALSO WHITE IN COLOR
* THE 5.5" HIGH FLORAL-PATTERNED SCALLOPED EDGE LACE THAT OUTLINES THE YOKE IS PROBABLY MACHINE MADE & IS WHITE IN COLOR - THE .75" HIGH EMBROIDERED FLORAL-PATTERNED COTTON LACE WITH CUTWORK DETAIL & SCALLOPED EDGING THAT TRIMS THE CORSET IS ALSO WHITE IN COLOR.
MEASUREMENTS: AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS GOWN WAS A BIT DIFFICULT TO MEASURE ACCURATELY BECAUSE OF IT'S UNUSUAL CONSTRUCTION! PLEASE REFER TO THE MEASUREMENTS - TAKEN FLAT - BELOW:
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TOTAL LENGTH: MEASURED FLAT FROM SHOULDER TO HEM - 1S APPROXIMATELY 53.5" LONG IN FRONT / 60" LONG IN BACK (INCLUDING TRAIN)
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BUST: MEASURED FLAT, FASTENED AS SHOWN, FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNDER ARMS - IS APPROXIMATELY 17" OR 34" TOTAL / CORSET BUST MEASURES ABOUT 16" OR 32" TOTAL FROM SIDE TO SIDE, FASTENED AS SHOWN
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WAIST: MEASURED FLAT, FASTENED AS SHOWN, FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT BOTTOM OF CORSET - IS APPROXIMATELY 24" OR 48" TOTAL / CORSET WAIST MEASURES ABOUT 11.75" OR 23.5" TOTAL FROM SIDE TO SIDE, FASTENED AS SHOWN
* SLEEVE: MEASURED FLAT, FROM SHOULDER SEAM TO CUFF ALONG TOP - IS ALMOST 17" LONG
* SHOULDER: MEASURED FLAT, FROM SHOULDER SEAM TO SHOULDER SEAM ACROSS BACK - IS APPROXIMATELY 13"
CONDITION:
* THIS GOWN HAS BEEN HAND-LAUNDERED WITH A GENTLE SOAP AND IS CLEAN, PRESSED & ODOR-FREE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR A PIECE OF THIS AGE - IT COULD BE REPAIRED & WORN - ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE MORE OF A GOTH OR STEAMPUNK VINTAGE GIRL OR INTEND TO WEAR AS A COSTUME - BUT I FEAR IT'S VALUE TO MOST MAY BE IN IT'S SALVAGEABLE YARDS OF FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE & MATERIALS THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR OTHER PROJECTS. WHILE TWO OR THREE SMALL HOLES WERE NOTICED IN THE LACE TRIMMING THE INSET BODICE YOKE & SOME WEAR TO THE EDGE IN SOME PLACES WAS NOTICED, THERE IS A LOT OF USEFUL LACE ON THIS DRESS ------- ALSO FOUND WERE A COUPLE OF SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED HOLES THE COTTON, A COUPLE OF SCATTERED PINHOLES AND A FEW SPOTS NOTICED - HOWEVER MOST NOTICEABLE ARE TWO OR THREE AREAS ON THE BACK RIGHT OF THE SKIRT WITH SOME LIGHT ORANGE-COLORED STAINS AND ONE AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN BACK & FRONT WITH SOME LIGHT RUST-COLORED STAINS WHICH I BELIEVE WILL COME OUT WITH THE RIGHT PRODUCTS - I KNOW THAT VINTAGE CLOTHING LADIES ARE ABLE TO BRING THESE VICTORIAN WHITES BACK TO THEIR FORMER GLORY BY SOAKING THEM - I THINK THIS PIECE COULD BE CLEANED TO ACCEPTABLE WEARABLE CONDITION! THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FLAWS ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WITH PHOTO REFERENCES BELOW:
* TEAR IN COTTON ON RIGHT FRONT LOCATED ABOUT 10" FROM CENTER OPENING & 8" BELOW BOTTOM OF YOKE (PLEASE TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6), HOLES/WEAR TO RIGHT SIDE OPENING EDGE OF GOWN LOCATED ABOUT 11" UP FROM BOTTOM OF OPENING WITH TWO SMALL HOLES LOCATED 8" FROM CENTER OPENING (PLEASE SEE TOP ROW SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) SKIRT RUFFLES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION GENERALLY BUT HAVE BEEN RE-SEWN IN SEVERAL PLACES, REPAIRED IN A FEW PLACES AND SHOW SOME WEAR AT HEM IN SOME PLACES (PLEASE SEE TOP ROW CENTER PHOTO IN PICTURE #6 OF ONE EXAMPLE OF RUFFLE RE-SEWN) SCATTERED PINHOLES LIKE THESE TWO LOCATED JUST ABOVE FIRST DOUBLE RUFFLE IN FRONT (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) THIN VERTICAL MARK OF RUST COLOR WITH SOME SCATTERED SMALL HOLES & A FRAY AT BOTTOM OF CENTER OPENING (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM ROW SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) HAND REPAIR TO BOTTOM RUFFLE IN BACK LOCATED ABOUT 20" LEFT OF CENTER (PLEASE SEE CENTER PHOTO IN PICTURE #6)
* ORANGE-COLORED STAINS ON BACK RIGHT SIDE OF SKIRT (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6 OF BACK RIGHT SKIRT) - ONE AREA IS LOCATED BETWEEN MIDDLE & BOTTOM RUFFLES, STARTING ABOUT 17" RIGHT OF CENTER (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6), SECOND AREA IS LOCATED BETWEEN TOP & MIDDLE RUFFLES, STARTING ABOUT 16" RIGHT OF CENTER (PLEASE SEE TOP ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) AND A THIRD AREA - WITH SLIGHTLY RUST-COLORED STAINS - IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN BACK & FRONT, LOCATED ABOUT 12" BELOW ARMSCYE , STARTING ABOUT 1.75" FROM RIGHT VERTICAL SEAM (PLEASE SEE TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6)
* I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO ACCURATELY DESCRIBE & PHOTOGRAPH THE CONDITION OF THIS GOWN. THIS IS A RARE & BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE TEXTILE PIECE, EXPERTLY CONSTRUCTED FROM VERY FINE MATERIALS - AN AUTHENTIC PIECE OF FASHION HISTORY THAT IS WELL OVER 100 YEARS OLD. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BRAND NEW ITEM IN PERFECT CONDITION,THIS IS NOT FOR YOU.
THIS GORGEOUS, DETAILED, VINTAGE VICTORIAN GOWN IS BEING OFFERED "AS IS" AT A LOW STARTING PRICE WITH NO RESERVE. SOLD "AS IS".
PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY & ALL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING AS THERE ARE NO RETURNS ON VINTAGE ITEMS.
ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED FROM A NON-SMOKING, DANDER-FREE HOME! SOLD "AS IS"!
THIS VINTAGE GOWN WILL BE CAREFULLY WRAPPED, PACKED IN A BOX SHIPPED FREE WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL U.S VIA USPS FIRST CLASS WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION.
From me:
As you can see there is a lot of information and a lot of it isn't correct. The interior piece of the night or dressing gown is a corset cover -not a corset itself. This, ladies, is the equivalent of your sweats or whatever else you might wear when you aren't feeling well.
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